to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
it is I who should say so
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
drama; theatre; theater; play
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
such; like that; that sort of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
invitation; introduction; temptation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very interesting; of great interest
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character